Developing your craft

I‘m a writer and I have a son who’s 11 months old, so inevitably the question arose whether he might follow in my footsteps. This was after we...

Nonsense.

At least, in my experience.

I did an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa Uni. All the tutors are publishing...

When I first started writing I used to think that there was nothing in the world quite as intimidating as a blank sheet of paper. A thought I was...

Often when authors are asked to give their number one tip to aspiring writers, they reply with ‘Read, read, read’.

I know that reading...

“Where does it all come from?” runs that favourite query of literary festival audiences. “Where do you get your ideas and your inspiration?”...

The questions ranged over many of her previous books, asking how she came to write about so many contentious issues. A lively woman,...